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| Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | How To Pronounce It: |
| a | a | Like the a in father. | |
| e | e | Like the e sound in Spanish, similar to the a in gate. | |
| i | i | Like the i in police. | |
| o | o | Like the o in note. | |
| u | u | Like the u in flute. |
| Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: |
| ã | ã | |
| ẽ | ẽ | |
| ĩ | ĩ | |
| õ | õ | |
| ũ | ũ |
| Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | How To Pronounce It: |
| ch | č |  t![]() |
Like ch in chair. |
| h | j | h | Like h in hay. |
| k | c, qu | k | Like the k in kiss. |
| kw | qu | kw | Similar to the qu in queen. |
| l | l | Like l in light. | |
| m | m | Like m in moon. | |
| n | n | Like n in night. | |
| p | p | Like p in pin. | |
| rr | r | r | Like the rolling rr in Spanish perro. |
| s | s | Like s in sun. | |
| t | t | Like the t in tell. | |
| w | hu | w | Like w in way. |
| y | j | Like y in yes. |

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